Medium orchid

#a059be

Hex, rgb, cmyk and Pantone values for medium orchid, with shades, tints, matching colors and free print quality patterns.

Medium orchid falls in the purple range, mid and soft. A mid purple this rich reads creative and a little premium. Pair it with warm yellows for contrast, or with charcoal for a moody scheme.

Medium orchid color values

Every conversion for #a059be, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#a059be

RGB160, 89, 190

HSL282, 44%, 55%

HSV282, 53%, 75%

CMYK16%, 53%, 0%, 25%

Lab49.9, 46.1, -41.51

XYZ27.36, 18.34, 50.81

Decimal10508734

Web safe#9966cc

Pantone265 C

Shades of medium orchid

#9648b7 #8741a5 #783a93 #6a3381 #5b2c6f #4d255d #3e1e4c #2f173a #211028 #120916

Tints of medium orchid

#a968c4 #b278ca #ba87d0 #c396d6 #cca6dc #d5b5e2 #ddc4e8 #e6d4ee #efe3f4 #f8f2fa

Colors that go with medium orchid

Complementary#77be59 Analogous#6e59be Analogous#be59a9 Triadic#bea059 Triadic#59bea0 Split complementary#a9be59 Split complementary#59be6e

Medium orchid in print

The cmyk build is well inside gamut, so what you see on screen is close to what prints. The cmyk build is 16, 53, 0, 25.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #a059be on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

16 53 0 25

Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

19 53 4 31

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color converts to cmyk comfortably and should hold on press.

See how it converts in the rgb to cmyk converter, or readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Medium orchid in css

Copy #a059be straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #a059be; }
.text { color: #a059be; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a059be; }

How medium orchid looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Medium orchid and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #a059be against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #a059be against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Medium orchid on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #a059be sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around medium orchid? Pull matching colors from any photo with thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn medium orchid into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #a059be and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Arches Signature stripes Gem Shingles

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from medium orchid, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

Every value on this page for #a059be is computed, not guessed. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. The coated and uncoated cmyk builds differ because uncoated stock absorbs more ink and gains dot, so the same color needs a heavier, slightly duller build on press. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.